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AKROYD, Walter
| Name: | AKROYD, Walter |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Service Number: | 938345 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 73 (Signals) Wing, RAF Police |
| Enrolled: | Cardington, between September 1939 and August 1940. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 26/04/1941 Age: 38 years |
| How Died: | Died at Home |
| Cemetery | Birstall (St Peter) Churchyard Extension |
| Grave Ref: | Grave No. 222 |
| Residence: | Blackburn Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Bradford, 19 Jul 1903 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Herbert and the late Harriet Ann Ackroyd (nee Smith, m. 17 Oct 1900, Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral). Husband of Agnes Ackroyd (nee Kelly, m. 1924, registered Dewsbury) of Birstall. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Married, 3 Children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 3 May 1941 |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley; Member of Birstall St Patrick’s R C Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 Birstall War Memorial (addenda) |
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ARCHER, Ronald
| Name: | ARCHER, Ronald |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer Class II |
| Service Number: | 2322400 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Corps of Signals |
| Squadron/Battalion | 10 Indep. Motor Bde. Sig. Sec. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 02/03/1943 Age: 31 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya |
| Grave Ref: | 6. F. 16. |
| Residence: | Cleadon, South Shields, Co. Durham. |
| Birth Place: | 1912, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Albert and Sabina Archer (nee Clayton, m. 1912, registered Dewsbury) of 56 Bradford Road East, Batley. Husband of Kathleen Archer (nee Hope, m. 1939, registered Richmond, Yorkshire) of Cleadon, South Shields, Co. Durham. |
| Employment: | Served 10 years in the Army prior to outbreak of war. Formerly at Messrs. Fox’s Biscuit Works, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Mar1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Former member of 1st Batley Scouts |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | ARCHER, Ronald |
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ASHBY, Kenneth
| Name: | ASHBY, Kenneth |
| Rank: | Stoker 2nd Class |
| Service Number: | C/KX 575360 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | His Majesty’s Landing Craft Flak No.1 Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 17/08/1944 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Did not survive sinking of his ship |
| Cemetery | Chatham Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | 78, 1 |
| Residence: | 25 Oak Hill, Carlinghow |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 17 Mar 1923 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Dick and Elsie Ashby28nee Hargreaves, m. 16 Sep 1922, Purlwell, St Andrew) of 25 Oakhill Road, Batley. |
| Employment: | Plumber for Mr D. Crowther of Beck Lane, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 2 Sep 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | The British Normandy Memorial, column 302; Associated with Batley Parish Church and Carlinghow Youth Movement. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | ASHBY, Kenneth |
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ASHWELL, Harry
| Name: | ASHWELL, Harry |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 1594580 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 77th Squadron, Stationed at Full Sutton. Roll: Flight Engineer |
| Enrolled: | Weston-Super-Mere. After Sep 1941 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 14/07/1944 Age: 32 years |
| How Died: | His aircraft crashed at Kirby Underdale 4 Miles West of Fridaythorpe, Yorks after breaking up when control was lost during a training flight. All onboard died. Halifax MZ768. |
| Cemetery | Batley Cemetery |
| Grave Ref: | T. 547 |
| Residence: | 132 Healey Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 25 Mar 1912 |
| Additional Information: | Son of John William and Lily Ashwell (nee Gill, m. 5 Feb 1910, Batley, All Saints) of Batley. Husband of Mabel Ashwell (nee Brown, m. 1938, registered Dewsbury) of Healey Lane, Batley. |
| Employment: | Motor Driver for Building Contractor, Messrs. Milnes and Crabtree, Healey Lane, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 22 Jul 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley; Batley Working Men’s Club |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | ASHWELL, Harry |
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BAKER, Charles Ernest
| Name: | BAKER, Charles Ernest |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 13027123 |
| Service/Regiment: | Pioneer Corps |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 20/05/1943 Age: 36 years |
| How Died: | Died suddenly by accident at Stoke on Trent |
| Cemetery | Stoke-on-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery, Staffordshire |
| Grave Ref: | Grave 18273. |
| Residence: | 44 Purlwell Avenue, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Wakefield, 22 Nov 1906 |
| Additional Information: | Son of John William and Mary Eliza Baker (nee North). Husband of Ada Baker (nee Lockwood, m. 1928, registered Dewsbury) of Purlwell Avenue, Batley. |
| Employment: | Mill yard Labourer |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 29 May 1943 (deaths) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | BAKER, Charles Ernest |
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BARBER, Harry
| Name: | BARBER, Harry |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 2933137 |
| Service/Regiment: | Cameron Highlanders |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Dec 1939 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Capture: | 23/06/1942 Age: 27 years |
| Fate: | Taken as a prisoner of war (previously reported missing) by the Germans in Tobruck. Taken to Italian POW Camp. |
| Residence: | 29 Cambridge Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 17 Oct 1914 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Joe and Ida Barber (nee Asquith, m. 1902, registered Dewsbury) of 29 Cambridge Road, Birstall. |
| Employment: | Textile Labourer at Messrs. Thomas Burnley & Sons, Ltd., Gomersal Mills |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 4 Dec 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BARBER, Harry |
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BARHAM, Sam
| Name: | BARHAM, Sam |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 1127161 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 12 Sqn RAF Wickenby, Bomber Command Roll: Wireless Operator / Air Gunner |
| Enrolled: | 1941 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 04/07/1943 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | All crew lost on night mission to Cologne (Koln). Lancaster hit by heavy flak. |
| Cemetery | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 141 |
| Residence: | 3 Back Vulcan Road, Dewsbury |
| Birth Place: | c. 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Harold and Mary Ann Barham (nee Talbot, m. 8 Jan 1921, Earlsheaton, St Peter) of Dewsbury. Husband of Ellen Barham (nee Cox, m. 1941, registered Dewsbury). |
| Employment: | Birkbys Ltd., Liversedge |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | Air Crew Europe star; 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 10 July 1943 (photo); 26 Feb 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BARHAM, Sam |
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BARKER, John Ernest
| Name: | BARKER, John Ernest |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4624059 |
| Service/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 28/02/1946 Age: 32 years |
| How Died: | . |
| Cemetery | Dewsbury Cemetery |
| Grave Ref: | Uncons. Sec. R. Grave 522. |
| Residence: | 25 Elmwood Grove, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 27 Jan 1914, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Ernest and Jane Barker (nee McGough, m. 1900, registered Dewsbury). Husband of Jane Barker (nee Harrison, m. 1938, registered Dewsbury) of Elmwood Grove, Batley. |
| Employment: | Willeyer-Woollen textile trade |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | BARKER, John Ernest |
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BARNES, William (Ernest)
| Name: | BARNES, William (Ernest) |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 1520621 |
| Service/Regiment: | Pioneer Corps |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 30/09/1945 Age: 26 years |
| How Died: | Died |
| Cemetery | Munster Heath War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
| Grave Ref: | 2. D. 9. |
| Residence: | 69 Hillside Terrace, Upper Batley Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of William Edward and Alice Barnes (nee Morton, m. 1903, registered Dewsbury) of 69 Hillside Terrace, Upper Batley Lane, Batley |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BARNES, William Ernest |
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BEAUMONT, Derrick
| Name: | BEAUMONT, Derrick |
| Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Service Number: | 1043862 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | No. 18 Embarkation Unit, Egypt |
| Enrolled: | Padgate, between September 1939 and February 1940. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 08/10/1944 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Died from pneaumonia in Egyptian Hospital |
| Cemetery | Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Grave Ref: | O. 68 |
| Residence: | Royds Terrace, Leeds Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | c. 1921, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of James William and Charlotta Beaumont (nee Moorhouse, m. 1920, registered Dewsbury) of Birstall, Yorkshire. Brother of Fusilier Peter Beaumont. |
| Employment: | Worked for Mr. A Nuttall, Birstall, and later for Mr. H. J. Heinz and Co., Ltd., Leeds. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 14 Oct 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BEAUMONT, Derrick |
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BEAUMONT, Geoffrey Keith
| Name: | BEAUMONT, Geoffrey Keith |
| Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Service Number: | 1177935 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Cardington, September 1940. |
| Disembarked: | Sep 1941 |
| Date of Death: | 10/06/1943 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Died from dysentery in Haroekoe POW Camp. Captured 8 Mar 1942, Moluccas, Indonesia. |
| Cemetery | Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia |
| Grave Ref: | 8. A. 11. |
| Residence: | Ingledene, Soothill Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 2 May 1920 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Herbert and Edith A. Beaumont (nee Jubb, m. 18 Mar 1911, Hanging Heaton, St Paul) of Ingledene, Soothill Lane, Batley. George was appointed as a Class F Reservist. Engaged to Miss Peggy Jackson. |
| Employment: | Studying at Birmingham University |
| Marital Status: | Engaged |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 5 Jun 1943 (photo); 4 Dec 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Hanging Heaton War memorial (St Paul’s); Batley Grammar School; Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BEAUMONT, Geoffrey Keith |
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BEAUMONT, Peter
| Name: | BEAUMONT, Peter |
| Rank: | Fusilier |
| Service Number: | 14818977 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| Squadron/Battalion | 4th Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 23/04/1945 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds |
| Cemetery | Becklingem War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany |
| Grave Ref: | 8. A. 3. |
| Residence: | Royds Terrace, Leeds Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | 23 Jul 1925, Batley |
| Additional Information: | Son of James William and Charlotta Beaumont (nee Moorhouse, m. 1920, registered Dewsbury) of Birstall, Yorkshire. Brother of Leading Aircraftman Derrick Beaumont. |
| Employment: | Hawthorn and Davies, Engineers, Leeds |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 12 May 1945 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BEAUMONT, Peter |
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Bedford - Brennan
BEDFORD, Norman
| Name: | BEDFORD, Norman |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 11055321 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 171 Bty., 6. A.A. “Z” Regt. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | 1941 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 15/05/1942 Age: 33 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds in hospital |
| Cemetery | Woodkirk (St. Mary) Churchyard, Yorkshire |
| Grave Ref: | Sec. C. Row 24. Grave 24. |
| Residence: | With Aunt Mrs. Violet Mortimer at 327 Soothill Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 10 Nov 1908 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Ethel Bedford of Soothill Lane, Batley. |
| Employment: | Rag Warehouseman at Messrs. John Blackburn’s Old Mill, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 23 May 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | BEDFORD, Norman |
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BELL, Robert
| Name: | BELL, Robert |
| Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Service Number: | 1594318 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 78 Sqdn. (Transport Command) Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 05/09/1945 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Dakota IV stalled and crashed during a night take off at Istres, possibly due to an optical illusion of mist appearing as high ground to the pilot. |
| Cemetery | Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles |
| Grave Ref: | Plot 11. Row A. Grave 12. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 11 Aug 1925, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Henry and Hilda Bell (nee Clough) of Hanging Heaton, Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Works Stores Boy (1939) |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BELL, Robert |
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BENNETT, Ralph Stephen
| Name: | BENNETT, Ralph Stephen |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Service Number: | 1642411 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 5358 Airfield Construction Wing Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Cardington, joined after October 1941. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 25/06/1946 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Killed by a stolen truck. |
| Cemetery | Saiwan War Cemetery, China, (including Hong Kong) |
| Grave Ref: | I. F. 10. |
| Residence: | Healey, Batley, Yorkshire |
| Birth Place: | 1922, registered Dewbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Reuben Stephen and Agnes Bennett (nee Wright, m. 8 Feb 1914, Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels) of 1 Hillcrest Avenue, Healey, Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | . |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 6 July 1946 |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BENNET, Ralph Stephen |
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BENSON, George Edward
| Name: | BENSON, George Edward |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 1143366 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 78 Sqdn. (Bomber Command based at Linton on Ouse) Roll: Air Gunner |
| Enrolled: | Padgate, between September 1939 and February 1940. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 12/03/1943 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Grafwegen on the Dutch-German border whilst onboard Halifax DT774 (Essen raid) |
| Cemetery | Uden War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | 4. C. 7. |
| Residence: | Birstall. Formerly Leyburn. |
| Birth Place: | 22 Sep 1921, Leyburn |
| Additional Information: | Son of George Edward and Annie Benson (nee Dinsdale, m. 1908, registered Leyburn) of Birstall. Formerly Market Place, Leyburn. |
| Employment: | Bootmaker’s Assistant (1939) |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | Air Crew Europe star; 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | Plaque Halifax DT 774, Grafwegen, Groesbeek, Netherlands; Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda Birstall War Memorial (addenda) |
| Soldiers Story: | BENSON, George Edward |
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BENTON, James
| Name: | BENTON, James |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4746273 |
| Service/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | c. 1935 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 10/09/1941 Age: 26 years |
| How Died: | Died of Peritonitis in a Syrian Casualty Clearing Station |
| Cemetery | Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria |
| Grave Ref: | M. 22. |
| Residence: | 97 Atkinson’s Buildings, Howden Clough Road. |
| Birth Place: | c. 1914 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Arthur and Mary E Benton (nee Knight, m. 1914, registered Dewsbury). James had seen service in India, Palestine and Crete. |
| Employment: | Finishing Dept., Messrs. William Baines, Brittania Mills, Morley. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Sep 1941 |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BENTON, James |
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BLAKELEY, Donald
| Name: | BLAKELEY, Donald |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4691812 |
| Service/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Squadron/Battalion | 1/4th Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | On outbreak of War |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 25/06/1944 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds |
| Cemetery | Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France |
| Grave Ref: | VIII. E. 16. |
| Residence: | 19 Queens Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1920, registered Wakefield |
| Additional Information: | Son of Harry and Lottie Blakeley (nee Butcher, m. 15 Jun 1915, Purston cum South Featherstone, St Thomas). Husband of Florence Blakeley (nee Harwood, m. 1944, registered Spen Valley). |
| Employment: | Messrs. John S. Driver Ltd., Commercial Street, Batley. |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 29 Jul 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | The British Normandy Memorial, column 92; Associated with Batley Parish Church. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BLAKELEY, Donald |
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BLAMIRES, Kitty
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| Name: | BLAMIRES, Kitty |
| Rank: | . |
| Service Number: | 48290 |
| Service/Regiment: | Women’s Land Army |
| Squadron/Battalion | Folly Farm, Long Marston Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | 9 Jul 1941 |
| Disembarked: | Transferred to Hertfordshire 6 Oct 1941 |
| Date of Death: | 28/08/1944 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Killed when a tractor she was driving collided with a goods train on a level crossing at Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire. |
| Cemetery | Birstall (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension |
| Grave Ref: | . |
| Residence: | 34 Cambridge Road, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 2 Oct 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Daughter of Joshua and Sarah Jane Blamires (nee Crowther, m. 12 Jan 1909, Birstall, St Peter). |
| Employment: | Tailoress Machinist. Officer of Birstall Parish Church Company of Girl Guides. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 2 Sep 1944 |
| Roll of Honour: | Associated with Birstall Parish Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument) |
| Soldiers Story: | BLAMIRES, Kitty |
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BOTTOMLEY, Benjamin
| Name: | BOTTOMLEY, Benjamin |
| Rank: | Trooper |
| Service Number: | 7920333 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Squadron/Battalion | 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 28/05/1942 Age: . years |
| How Died: | . |
| Cemetery | Alamein Memorial, Egypt |
| Grave Ref: | Column 17. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | . |
| Additional Information: | . |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | . |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
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BRADLEY, Joe
| Name: | BRADLEY, Joe |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 4623107 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 3/2 Maritime Regt. No. 3 Battery Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 21/11/1942 Age: 22 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action at Sea, reported missing |
| Cemetery | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 72, Column 2. |
| Residence: | 71 Talbot Street, Batley. |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 10 Apr 1920 |
| Additional Information: | Youngest son of James and Ruth Bradley (nee Jackson, m. 31 Mar 1906, Batley, St Thomas) of 71 Talbot Street, Batley. |
| Employment: | Twister at J T & J Taylor’s Cheapside Mills, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 10 July 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BRADLEY, Joe |
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BRANNAN, Thomas
| Name: | BRANNAN, Thomas |
| Rank: | Bombardier |
| Service Number: | 994566 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 145 (The Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regt. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 18/08/1947 Age: 34 years |
| How Died: | Died at Batley and District Hospital |
| Cemetery | Batley Cemetery |
| Grave Ref: | S. 935 |
| Residence: | Prince Street, Bradford Road, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 3 Sep 1912 |
| Additional Information: | Son of John I. Brannan and Annie Brannan (nee McGuighan, m, 1906, registered Newcastle upon Tyne). Husband of Ellen Brannan (nee Maloney, m. 1937, registered Dewsbury) of Batley. |
| Employment: | Warehouseman |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BRANNAN, Thomas |
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BREARLEY, Geoffrey Michael
| Name: | BREARLEY, Geoffrey Michael |
| Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Service Number: | 121216 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 85 Sqdn. Roll: Observer |
| Enrolled: | Cardington, joined after October 1941. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 06/08/1942 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Killed on active service |
| Cemetery | Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey |
| Grave Ref: | 24. B. 2. |
| Residence: | 8 Rosebery Avenue, Harpenden |
| Birth Place: | c. 1922 (Hong Kong ?) |
| Additional Information: | Son of Alfred Brearley and the late Beatrice Mary Brearley, of ‘Eastleigh’, Rosebery Avenue, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Beatrice and Geoffrey returned from Hong Kong 29th Aug 1924. Geoffrey was a frequent visitor to relatives who lived in Batley. |
| Employment: | Cambridge University studying Law. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 22 Aug 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BREARLEY, Geoffrey Michael |
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BRENNAN, Thomas Michael
| Name: | BRENNAN, Thomas Michael |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 2933136 |
| Service/Regiment: | Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders |
| Squadron/Battalion | 5th Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 01/04/1943 Age: 27 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds in Tunisia |
| Cemetery | Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia |
| Grave Ref: | VII. C. 10. |
| Residence: | Cobden Street, Batley, with uncle and aunt |
| Birth Place: | c. 1916 |
| Additional Information: | Son of THomas and Gertrude Brennan (Brannan?), of Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Messrs. T Burnley and Sons, Gomersal Mills |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 1 May 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended St Mary’s R C Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | BRENNAN, Thomas Michael |
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Briar - Byrom
BRIER, Albert John
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| Name: | BRIER, Albert John |
| Rank: | Sick Berth Attendant |
| Service Number: | D/SBRX7888 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Landrail. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 11/04/1944 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Died at sea due to flying accident in Scotland |
| Cemetery | Campbeltown (Kilkerran) Cemetery |
| Grave Ref: | Division 4, Grave 636. |
| Residence: | 56 Woodsome Estate, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 29 Aug 1919 |
| Additional Information: | Stepson of Harold Starkie and Doris Brier (m. 5 May 1928, Batley Providence). Husband of Nora Brier (nee Ellis, m. 1942, registered Spen Valley) |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 22 Apr 1944 (Acknowledgments) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BRIER, Albert John |
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BRIERLEY IRAQ – 2003, Shaun Andrew
| Name: | BRIERLEY IRAQ – 2003, Shaun Andrew |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number: | 25022246 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Signals |
| Squadron/Battalion | 539th assault squadron 1(uk) Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | 4 Jan 1993 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 30/03/2003 Age: 28 years |
| How Died: | Killed when land rover overturned on night patrol |
| Cemetery | Batley Cemetery |
| Grave Ref: | T. 1281 |
| Residence: | Mortimer street Batley |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 1974 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Christine and Peter Brierley of Batley |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | Kosovo Campaign; Iraq Campaign; The Queens Golden Jubilee. |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BRIERLEY, Shaun Andrew |
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BROADHEAD, Harry Mayo Richard
| Name: | BROADHEAD, Harry Mayo Richard |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 1001480 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 61 Sqdn. Roll: Air Gunner |
| Enrolled: | Padgate, between September 1939 and February 1940. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 17/09/1942 Age: 29 years |
| How Died: | Died when his Lancaster crashed after being hit by anti-aircraft fire over Germany |
| Cemetery | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
| Grave Ref: | 11. F. 2. |
| Residence: | 54 Beaumont Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 20 Oct 1912 |
| Additional Information: | Son of the late Harry Broadhead and Emma Broadhead (nee Berry, m. 3 Apr 1893, Batley, St Thomas) of Wells House, Purlwell Lane, Batley. Husband of Agnes Broadhead (nee Hughes, m. 1932, registered Dewsbury) of Batley. |
| Employment: | Cop Winder, Woollen Mill |
| Marital Status: | Married, 3 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 3 Oct 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley; Attended Gospel Hall |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 2 |
| Soldiers Story: | BROADHEAD, Harry Mayo Richard |
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BROMLEY, William
| Name: | BROMLEY, William |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 13074587 |
| Service/Regiment: | Pioneer Corps |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Oct 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 27/10/1941 Age: 35 years |
| How Died: | Died as a result of accident whilst on manoeuvres in Scotland |
| Cemetery | Batley Cemetery |
| Grave Ref: | Sec. L. Grave 112. |
| Residence: | Trinity Place, Dewsbury. Formerly 3 St. James Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | c. 1906 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Herbert and Jane Elizabeth Bromley (nee Wilson, m. 23 Feb 1901, Batley) of Batley. Husband of Clarinda Bromley (nee Thompson, m. 14 Aug 1927, Birstall, St Peter) of Batley. |
| Employment: | Dewsbury and Batley Bill Posting Company. |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 1 Nov 1941 (photo); 8 Nov 1941 |
| Roll of Honour: | Dewsbury Trades and Friendly Club |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BROMLEY, William |
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BROOKE, Alfred
| Name: | BROOKE, Alfred |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 2884708 |
| Service/Regiment: | Gordon Highlanders |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 29/11/1943 Age: 26 years |
| How Died: | Died whilst P.O.W. in Malai 4 (130,000 Commonwealth soldiers surrendered to Japanese 15 Feb 1942) |
| Cemetery | Singapore Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Column 78. |
| Residence: | Brierly Road, Shafton, Yorkshire |
| Birth Place: | 1907, registered Dewbury14 Feb 1916 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Harry and Annie Brooke (nee Lord, m. Lord, m. 1907, Registered Dewsbury). Husband of Margery Brooke (nee Jackson, m. 1940, registered Spen Valley) of Shafton, Yorkshire. Lived Batley prior to marriage. |
| Employment: | Cloth Cutter |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BROOKE, Alfred |
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BROTHWELL, (Ernest) Wilfred
| Name: | BROTHWELL, (Ernest) Wilfred |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4541397 |
| Service/Regiment: | Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 6th Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 28/07/1943 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Cassino Memorial, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 6. |
| Residence: | 105 Taylor Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1918, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Isaac and Ruth Emily Brothwell (nee Jackson, m. 23 Jul 1910, Batley, St Thomas) of 105 Taylor Street, Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 14 Aug 1943 |
| Roll of Honour: | Talbot Street Methodist Church, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BROTHWELL, Ernest Wilfred |
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BROWN, Clarence Fred
| Name: | BROWN, Clarence Fred |
| Rank: | Aircraftman 1st Class |
| Service Number: | 1018447 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 81 Sqdn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Padgate, between September 1939 and February 1940. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 16/02/1943 Age: 32 years |
| How Died: | Died of a brain haemorrage in Algeria |
| Cemetery | Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria |
| Grave Ref: | V. A. 17. |
| Residence: | 36 Lower Bleak Street, Gomersal |
| Birth Place: | 27 Dec 1910, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Fred Vessey Brown and Louisa Edna Brown (nee Sadgroves, m. 24 Feb 1908, Holbeck, St Matthew and New Wortley, St John the Baptist) of Low Lane, Birstall. Husband of Jane “Jenny” Brown (nee Hodgson, m. 21 May 1935, Scholes, St Philip and St James). |
| Employment: | Butcher & Farmer |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda Birstall War Memorial (addenda) |
| Soldiers Story: | BROWN, Clarence Fred |
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BROWN, Eric Lawrence
| Name: | BROWN, Eric Lawrence |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 14644714 |
| Service/Regiment: | Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Jun 1943 |
| Disembarked: | D-Day |
| Date of Death: | 08/07/1944 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France |
| Grave Ref: | II. B. 17. |
| Residence: | 112 Ashfield Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | c. 1925 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Ernest and Grace Evelyn Brown (nee Lawrence, m. 24 Feb 1925, Brownhill, St Saviour) of Birstall. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 12Aug 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | The British Normandy Memorial, column 143; Attended Brownhill Parish Church, Birstall. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument) |
| Soldiers Story: | BROWN, Eric Lawrence |
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BROWN, John
| Name: | BROWN, John |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4690585 |
| Service/Regiment: | Somerset Light Infantry |
| Squadron/Battalion | 7th Bn. (Formerly KOYLI) Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Approx 1937 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 17/02/1945 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
| Grave Ref: | 56. B. 14. |
| Residence: | 30 Bromley Street, Hanging Heaton |
| Birth Place: | 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of John William and Matilda Brown (nee Wood, m. 1910, registered Dewsbury) of 30 Bromley Street, Hanging Heaton. Husband of Ann Brown (nee Boocock, m. 1944, registered Spen Valley). |
| Employment: | The Goodyear Tyre Company and worked at The Yorkshire Woollen Transport Company, Dewsbury |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 10 Mar 1945 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Hanging Heaton War memorial (St Paul’s); Batley Grammar School |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BROWN, John |
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BUNN, Fred
| Name: | BUNN, Fred |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | T/281226 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Army Service Corps |
| Squadron/Battalion | Attached to a field bakery in Palestine Roll: |
| Enrolled: | Aug 1941 |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 14/01/1944 Age: 34 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) |
| Grave Ref: | D. D. 16. |
| Residence: | 5 Beck Lane, Carlinghow |
| Birth Place: | 14 May 1908, Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Stanley George and Elizabeth Bunn (nee Wood, m. Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral) of Occupation Lane, Staincliffe. Husband of Edna Bunn (nee Gardner, m. 1932, registered Dewsbury) of Carlinghow, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Tier-on at Messrs. J T and J Taylor Ltd. Later Gear Driver Woollen Mill. |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 5 Feb 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended Warwick Road Council School; Carlinghow Working Mens Club (now hanging in St John’s Church, Carlinghow) |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda, 2019 |
| Soldiers Story: | BUNN, Fred |
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BURNELL, Albert E
| Name: | BURNELL, Albert Edward |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4614531 |
| Service/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | Jun 1940 |
| Date of Death: | 23/02/1942 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Missing presumed Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar |
| Grave Ref: | Face 13. |
| Residence: | 110 Carrington Grove, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1922, registered Dewbury |
| Additional Information: | Stepson of Joseph Telford and Winifred Telford (nee Burnell, m. 1931, registered Dewsbury) of Batley |
| Employment: | Messrs. Briggs Bros. and Co., Cleckheaton |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 11 Apr 1942 (photo); 22 Sep 1945 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | BURNELL, Albert Edward |
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BYROM, Sarah
| Name: | BYROM, Sarah |
| Rank: | . |
| Service Number: | . |
| Service/Regiment: | Women’s Land Army |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 03/05/1945 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Died of Tuberculous Meningitis at West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance |
| Cemetery | Birstall (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension |
| Grave Ref: | B. 79. |
| Residence: | 1 Mount Top, Kearsley Buildings, Raikes Lane, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 27 Feb 1922 |
| Additional Information: | Daughter of Esther Byrom and Stepdaughter of Joseph Whittles (m. 1926, registered Dewsbury). |
| Employment: | Carpet Mender |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 26 Feb 1944 (Birthdays) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 2 Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument) |
| Soldiers Story: | BYRAM, Sarah |
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Carbutt - Coldwell
CARBUTT, John
| Name: | CARBUTT, John |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 1439376 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 56 Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Early 1939 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 31/10/1944 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Burma |
| Cemetery | Imphal War Cemetery, India |
| Grave Ref: | 9. F. 7. |
| Residence: | Egypt Farm, Cliffe Lane, Spenborough |
| Birth Place: | Leeds, c.1921 |
| Additional Information: | Son of George Handel and Alice Carbutt (nee Roebuck, m. 5 Jan 1918, Whitcliffe Road, Wesleyan Chapel, Cleckheaton) of 43 Brookroyd Lane, Batley. |
| Employment: | Thomas Burnley and Sons, Gomersal |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 25 Nov 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda Birstall War Memorial (addenda) |
| Soldiers Story: | CARBUTT, John |
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CARR, James
| Name: | CARR, James |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number: | 3314218 |
| Service/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. (Formerly Highland Light Infantry) Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Regular Soldier |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 05/06/1942 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds, North Africa |
| Cemetery | Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Lybia |
| Grave Ref: | 12. G. 11. |
| Residence: | 49 Blackburn Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | 1921, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of James and Alice Carr (nee Wood, m. 23 Dec 1911, Birstall, St Peter) of Blackburn Road, Birstall. A letter home from his brother Willie (captured) said “I was with him when he died with his head in my lap”. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Thomas Burnley and Sons, Gomersal Mills |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Jun 1942 (photo); 12 Sep 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument) |
| Soldiers Story: | CARR, James |
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CARTER, Arthur
| Name: | CARTER, Arthur |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Service Number: | 245700 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. |
| Squadron/Battalion | 3rd Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 28/06/1944 Age: 27 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Normandy |
| Cemetery | Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, Calvados, France |
| Grave Ref: | VII. E. 5. |
| Residence: | “Lynden Lea”, Grange Road, Staincliffe, Batley. |
| Birth Place: | 1917, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Herbert and Mary Alice Carter (nee Summers, m. 1908, registered Dewsbury) of “Lynden Lea”, Grange Road, Staincliffe, Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 5 Aug 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | The British Normandy Memorial, column 107; Mackenzie Methodist Church, Batley Carr. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CARTER, Arthur |
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CARTER, M
| Name: | CARTER, M |
| Rank: | . |
| Service Number: | . |
| Service/Regiment: | NO INFORMATION YET FOUND |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | . Age: . years |
| How Died: | . |
| Cemetery | . |
| Grave Ref: | . |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | . |
| Additional Information: | . |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | . |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
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CASSON, John
| Name: | CASSON, John |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 1099449 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 136 Field Regt. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | c. 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 24/05/1944 Age: 34 years |
| How Died: | Died as a result of accident Burma |
| Cemetery | Chittagong War Cemetery, Bangladesh |
| Grave Ref: | 6. F. 9. |
| Residence: | Hampson Street, Carlinghow |
| Birth Place: | 1910, Liversedge |
| Additional Information: | Son of John William (Jack) and Elizabeth Casson (nee Robinson, m. 24 Dec 1895, Armley). Husband of Gladys Casson (nee Smith, m. 1937, registered Dewsbury) of Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Conductor at Yorkshire Bus Company |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 17 Jun 1944; 24 Jun 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CASSON, John |
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CHATSWOOD (CHATWOOD), William
| Name: | CHATSWOOD (CHATWOOD), William |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 5891167 |
| Service/Regiment: | Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 03/03/1945 Age: 22 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Mook War Cemetery, Limburg (Netherlands), Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | I. C. 5. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | c. 1923 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Frank and Hannah Chatwood (nee Wilshire, m. 13/03/1918, registered Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Dewsbury). Husband of Lily Chatwood (nee Parker, m. 1941, registered Spen Valley) of Batley |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CHATWOOD, William |
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CLAPHAM, John
| Name: | CLAPHAM, John |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4746455 |
| Service/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 28/05/1941 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Died at sea |
| Cemetery | Athens Memorial, Greece |
| Grave Ref: | Face 7. |
| Residence: | 37 Healey Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 12 Jan 1915 |
| Additional Information: | Son of John and Margaret Clapham (nee Coldwell, m. 1912, registered Dewsbury). Husband to Sarah Clapham (nee Wilby, m. 1937, registered Dewsbury). John went to India three Years ago, a week after his marriage to Sarah. |
| Employment: | CWS Buyers Assistant |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 19 Jul 1941; 26 Jul 1941 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CLAPHAM, John |
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CLARKE, Jim (James)
| Name: | CLARKE, Jim (James) |
| Rank: | Acting Petty Officer |
| Service Number: | D/JX 176085 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | HMS President III Roll: DEMS Gunner |
| Enrolled: | 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 29/03/1943 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Lost at sea in S.S. Empire Whale. Sunk by U-662 |
| Cemetery | Plymouth Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 78, Column 2. |
| Residence: | Lidgate Lane (off Upper Road) Dewsbury |
| Birth Place: | 3 Aug 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Harry Ashton Clarke and the late Catherine Clarke (nee Rourke, m. 1918, registered Dewsbury). Stepson of Eleanor Clarke (nee Auty, m. 14 Jun 1930, Thornhill Lees, Holy Innocents) |
| Employment: | Messrs. Joshua Ellis and Co., Batley Crr</strong%3 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Nov 1943 |
| Roll of Honour: | Holy Trinity, Batley Carr, Lychgate; Batley Carr Working Men’s Club |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda 2019 |
| Soldiers Story: | Clarke, James |
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CLIFF, Henry
| Name: | CLIFF, Henry |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 14647474 |
| Service/Regiment: | Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 1st Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 23/05/1944 Age: 31 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Italy |
| Cemetery | Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio |
| Grave Ref: | XI. B. 7. |
| Residence: | 27 North Street, Cross Bank, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1913, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of William Henry and Jane Cliff (nee Halligan, m. 1907, registered Pontefract. Husband of the late Agnes I Cliff (nee Green, m. 1937, registered Dewsbury). Agnes died 1942 and Henry remarried 1943 to Lena Green of Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury. |
| Employment: | Foreman Check-weighman |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 8 Jul 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Holy Trinity, Batley Carr, Lychgate Memorial; Attended St Mary’s R C Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CLIFF, Henry |
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CLIFFE, James Frederick Colin
| Name: | CLIFFE, James Frederick Colin |
| Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Service Number: | 635084 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force |
| Squadron/Battalion | serving in H.M.S. Ark Royal. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Joined as an Aircrafthand after March 1938. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 27/09/1941 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Missing, presumed Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 56. |
| Residence: | 13 Victoria Avenue, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1921, registered North Bierley |
| Additional Information: | Son of Beaumont Radley Cliffe and Irene Ivy Cliffe (nee Hemsworth, m. 1920, registered Dewsbury) of Birkenshaw, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Instrument Repairer |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | Air Crew Europe star; 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 18 Oct 1941 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Batley Central Methodist Church (Zion); Batley Grammar School |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | Cliffe, James Frederick Colin |
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CLOUGH, Joseph William
| Name: | CLOUGH, Joseph William |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4540786 |
| Service/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 9th Bn. Roll: |
| Enrolled: | Nov 1939 |
| Disembarked: | France, Jan 1940 |
| Date of Death: | 21/05/1940 Age: 47 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, France and Belgium Campaign |
| Cemetery | Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France |
| Grave Ref: | II. D. 13. |
| Residence: | Occupation Lane, Staincliffe |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 1 Jan 1893 |
| Additional Information: | Son of the late George Henry and Bessy Clough (nee Asquith, m. 12 Jul 1890, Batley, All Saints). Joseph served with the KOYLI during WW1. |
| Employment: | Messrs. J T & J Taylor, Cheapside Mills, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 15 Mar 1941 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda 2019 |
| Soldiers Story: | CLOUGH, Joseph William |
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CLOUGH, William
| Name: | CLOUGH, William |
| Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Service Number: | 1352884 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 258 Sqdn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Blackpool, after June 1940. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 18/09/1944 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | First captured on 6 April 1942 when Java fell and lost on board the SS Junyo Maru, which was torpedoed by HMS Tradewind off Mukomuko, Sumatra. |
| Cemetery | Singapore Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Column 438 |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 29 Aug 1920 |
| Additional Information: | Son of James S and Florence M Clough (nee Donaldson, m. 1919, registered Easington, Durham). Husband of Sheila A Clough (nee Simpson, m. 1939, registered Spen Valley)? |
| Employment: | Civil Servant |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | Kranji War Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CLOUGH, William |
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COLBECK, Joseph
| Name: | COLBECK, Joseph |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4699492 |
| Service/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2/4th Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 21/04/1943 Age: 36 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia |
| Grave Ref: | 11. G. 3. |
| Residence: | 13 Park Drive, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1916, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Eldest son of the late Harry Colbeck and Anne Colbeck (nee Perkins, m. 1915, registered Dewsbury) of 13 Park Drive, Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Assisted father in Butcher’s shop |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 29 May 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Batley Conservative Club |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | COLBECK, Joseph |
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COLDWELL, L
| Name: | COLDWELL, L |
| Rank: | . |
| Service Number: | . |
| Service/Regiment: | NO INFORMATION YET FOUND |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | . Age: . years |
| How Died: | . |
| Cemetery | . |
| Grave Ref: | . |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | . |
| Additional Information: | . |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | . |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
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Coram (Corah) - Dean
CORAM (CORAH), William
| Name: | CORAM (CORAH), William |
| Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Service Number: | . |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Jan 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Incident: | . Age: 21 years |
| Fate: | Suspected Missing Jul 1941. No more information available. |
| Cemetery | . |
| Grave Ref: | . |
| Residence: | 3 Blackburn Place, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 16 Sep 1919, Batley |
| Additional Information: | Son of William and Alice Corah (nee Whitaker, m. 1907, registered Bramley) of Blackburn Place, Batley. |
| Employment: | Meanwood Laundry |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 12 Jul 1941 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended St Mary’s R C School |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
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CRABTREE, Colin Esmonde Marshall
| Name: | CRABTREE, Colin Esmonde Marshall |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Service Number: | . |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Stanley Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Midshipman Seniority date 1 Jan 1937 HMS Revenge |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 19/12/1941 Age: 22 years |
| How Died: | Missing presumed Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Plymouth Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 44, Column 3. |
| Residence: | ‘Woodview’ Heaton Road, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1 Jun 1919, registered Leeds |
| Additional Information: | Son of Arthur Eastwood Crabtree and Margaret Evelyn Crabtree (nee Marshall, m. 1918, registered Sculcoates). Husband of Georgina Dorothy Crabtree (nee Hunt, m. 1941, registered Spen Valley) of Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 3 Jan 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | CRABTREE, Colin E Marshall |
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CRITCHLEY, John Robert Murray
| Name: | CRITCHLEY, John Robert Murray |
| Rank: | Aircraftman 2nd Class |
| Service Number: | 1623755 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | Service in Rhodesia Roll: |
| Enrolled: | Feb 1943 |
| Disembarked: | Apr 1943 |
| Date of Death: | 15/03/1944 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe |
| Grave Ref: | Eur. War Graves Plot. Grave 126. |
| Residence: | 141 Wakefield Road, Earlsheaton |
| Birth Place: | 18 Oct 1924, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Native of Batley. Son of Leonard Cecil and Mabel Mary Critchley (nee Webb, m. 7 Apr 1915, Batley, St Thomas) of Dewsbury. Grandson of the late Walter Critchley of Batley Hall. Cadet Critchley was one of the first boys to join Dewsbury A.T.C. and was a motor cyclist in Dewsbury Civil Defence Messenger Corps. |
| Employment: | Messrs. E Fox and Sons, Calder Bank Mills, Dewsbury |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 25 Mar 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended Wheelwright and Wakefield Grammar Schools |
| Memorial: | Earlsheaton Park War Memorial Batley War Memorial, Addenda 2019 |
| Soldiers Story: | CRITCHLEY, John Robert Murray |
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CROSSLEY, Albert
| Name: | CROSSLEY, Albert |
| Rank: | Sapper |
| Service Number: | 1944580 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Engineers |
| Squadron/Battalion | 256 Field Coy. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 29/06/1944 Age: 28 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Italy |
| Cemetery | Orvieto War Cemetery, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | I, G, 11. |
| Residence: | 198 Norristhorpe Lane, Liversedge |
| Birth Place: | Jun 1916, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Arthur Nowell Crossley and Edith Crossley (nee Law, m. 1900, registered Dewsbury). Husband of Mona Crossley (nee Barraclough, m. 1938, registered Dewsbury). |
| Employment: | Bricklayer |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 15 Jul 1944 |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended Hanover Street Congregational Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CROSSLEY, Albert |
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CROSSLEY, Harry
| Name: | CROSSLEY, Harry |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 14315499 |
| Service/Regiment: | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 5th Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Dec 1942 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 17/11/1944 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | VIII. A. 3. |
| Residence: | 106 Bradford Road, Carlinghow |
| Birth Place: | 1924, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Crossley (nee Greaves, m. 25 Mar 1913, Brownhill, St Saviour) of 21 Blackburn Road, Birstall. Husband of Marie Crossley (nee Wilson, m. 1943, registered Spen Valley) of Carlinghow, Yorkshire. Took part in D-Day invasion. |
| Employment: | Marshall Bros., Martin Street Mills, Birstall |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 2 Dec 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument) |
| Soldiers Story: | CROSSLEY, Harry |
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CROWTHER, Clifford
| Name: | CROWTHER, Clifford |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 1532086 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 274 Bty., 86 (Honourable Artillery Coy.) H.A.A. Regt. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 04/02/1942 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Died of illness whilst in the UK |
| Cemetery | Birstall (St Peter) Churchyard Extension |
| Grave Ref: | Grave 505. (B.305 ?) |
| Residence: | 21 Church Street, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | 1 Nov 1917, Birstall |
| Additional Information: | Son of Joshua and Florence Crowther (nee Nelmes, m. 25 Mar 1911, Birstall, St Peter) of 21 Church Street,Birstall. Engaged to Miss Eileen Benn of Birstall. |
| Employment: | Thomas Burnley and Sons, warehouse |
| Marital Status: | Engaged |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 7 Feb 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CROWTHER, Clifford |
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CROWTHER, Fred
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| Name: | CROWTHER, Fred |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 14229425 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 115 Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 30/05/1945 Age: 32 years |
| How Died: | Accidentally Killed in road incident |
| Cemetery | Hilversum Northern Cemetery, Noord-Holland, Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | Plot 1E. Row 6. Grave 101. |
| Residence: | 66 Mortimer Avenue, Healey, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 3 Mar 1913, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Kenealey and Lilly Crowther (nee Duncombe, m. 1903, registered Dewsbury) of 66 Mortimer Avenue, Healey, Batley. Husband of Amy Crowther (nee Bruce, m. 1940, registered Spen Valley) of Healey, Batley. |
| Employment: | Foreman Rag Grinder at Henry Crowther and Co., Ltd., Wellington Street, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 23 Jun 1945 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Heckmondwike Grammar School |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CROWTHER, Fred |
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CULLEN, Leo
| Name: | CULLEN, Leo |
| Rank: | Ordinary Seaman |
| Service Number: | C/JX 352912 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Ibis Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Mar 1942 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 10/11/1942 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Missing in Action. Ibis was sunk by an airborne torpedo from an Italian aircraft in the Western Meditteranean. |
| Cemetery | Chatham Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | 57, 2. |
| Residence: | 16 Purlwell Avenue, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 15 May 1923, Batley |
| Additional Information: | Son of John and Alice Cullen (nee Taylor, m. 1926, registered Dewsbury) of Purlwell, Batley. |
| Employment: | Painter and Decorator for Bickers, Ltd., Dewsbury |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 5 Dec 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Holy Trinity, Batley Carr, Lychgate Memorial |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CULLEN, Leo |
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CULLEN, Walter
| Name: | CULLEN, Walter |
| Rank: | Stoker, 1st Class |
| Service Number: | P/KX 122425 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Naiad Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Oct 1941 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 11/03/1942 Age: 26 years |
| How Died: | HMS Naiad sunk in action south of Crete |
| Cemetery | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 69, Column 1. |
| Residence: | 8 Albert Street, Batley Carr |
| Birth Place: | 17 Apr 1915, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of John and Bridget Cullen (nee O’Neil, m. 1891, registered Dewsbury) of Batley. Husband of Stella Cullen (nee Dunford, m. 1940, registered Dewsbury) of Dewsbury, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Boiler Firer at Messrs. Mark Oldroyd’s Calder Mills, Savile Town and at Messrs. Joseph Newsome’s Batley Carr Mills. |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | Holy Trinity, Batley Carr, Lychgate Memorial |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | CULLEN, Walter |
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DALE, Alfred Victor
| Name: | DALE, Alfred Victor |
| Rank: | L/Cpl |
| Service Number: | 4621220 |
| Service/Regiment: | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 6th Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | c. 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 24/10/1944 Age: 29 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Cesena War Cemetery, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | II, A, 1. |
| Residence: | 23 Begg Hill, West Ardsley |
| Birth Place: | 1913, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Albert Victor and Margaret Dale (nee Schofield, m. 1911, registered Dewsbury) of 8 Quarry Street, Soothill. Husband of Betsy Dale (nee Wainwright, m. 1939, registered Lower Agbrigg) of Tingley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Geo. Armitage, Brick Yard, Woodkirk |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 11 Nov 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Hanging Heaton War memorial (St Paul’s) |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | DALE, Alfred Victor |
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DALEY, James
| Name: | DALEY, James |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 1021805 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 42 Sqdn. (Attached to Coastal Command) Roll: Wireless Operator / Air Gunner |
| Enrolled: | c. Dec 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 04/05/1942 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Missing in Action on anti-shipping duties |
| Cemetery | Runneymede Memorial, Surrey |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 21 |
| Residence: | Oak Hill Road, Wilton Estate, Carlinghow, Batley. |
| Birth Place: | 1920, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Eldest son of Thomas and Florence M Daley (nee Inman, m. 1920, registered 1920) of Oak Hill Road, Wilton Estate, Carlinghow, Batley. |
| Employment: | Tailor Yielding and Co’s, Prospect Mills, Birstall |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | Air Crew Europe star; 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 9 May 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | DALEY, James |
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DARRINGTON, Geoffrey
| Name: | DARRINGTON, Geoffrey |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4861381 |
| Service/Regiment: | Leicestershire Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 27/05/1941 Age: 22 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Crete |
| Cemetery | Athens Memorial, Greece |
| Grave Ref: | Face 5. |
| Residence: | 273 Soothill Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Arthur and Florrie Darrington (nee Johnson, m. 9 Apr 1914, Batley, All Saints) of ‘Aigburth’ 273 Soothill Lane, Batley. |
| Employment: | Goods Porter at Batley LMS Station |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 5 Jul 1941 |
| Roll of Honour: | Hanging Heaton War memorial (St Paul’s); Attended Batley Parish Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | DARRINGTON, Geoffrey |
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DEAN, George Robert
| Name: | DEAN, George Robert |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number: | 4687721 |
| Service/Regiment: | Coldstream Guards |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 21/05/1940 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, France |
| Cemetery | Pecq Communal Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Row D, Grave 3. |
| Residence: | Melton Street, Healey Place, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1915, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of George Brook Dean and Eliza Dean (nee Longfield, m. 20 Apr 1907. Gomersal, St Mary). Husband to Mabel Dean (nee Studley, m. 1937, registered Dewsbury). Reservist on outbreak of war. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Morris and Jones, Wholesalers, Leeds |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News 22 Jun 1940 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended Batley Parish Church; Member of the Trades and Friendly Club, Wellington Street. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | DEAN, George Robert |
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Denton - Farrar
DENTON, John Samuel
| Name: | DENTON, John Samuel |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4622308 |
| Service/Regiment: | Essex Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 5th Bn. (Formerly Durham Light Infantry) Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 05/01/1944 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Italy |
| Cemetery | Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | XVII. D. 26. |
| Residence: | 5 Blackburn Place, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1920, registered Hemsworth |
| Additional Information: | Son of Walter and Alice Denton (nee Yarrow, m. 20 Apr 1918, Ackworth, St Cuthbert) of Blackburn Place, Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | DENTON, John Samuel |
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DICKENSON, R
| Name: | DICKENSON, R |
| Rank: | . |
| Service Number: | . |
| Service/Regiment: | NO INFORMATION YET FOUND |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | . Age: . years |
| How Died: | . |
| Cemetery | . |
| Grave Ref: | . |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | . |
| Additional Information: | . |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | . |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
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DICKINSON, Sydney
| Name: | DICKINSON, Sydney |
| Rank: | Sergeant (Navigator) |
| Service Number: | 987302 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force |
| Squadron/Battalion | 149 Sqdn Roll: Navigator |
| Enrolled: | 1940 |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 01/06/1944 Age: 32 years |
| How Died: | Killed on air operations, mine laying over the French or Dutch coast. Previously reported Missing. |
| Cemetery | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Zeeland, Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | Row H. Grave 11. |
| Residence: | 136 Soothill Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 13 Jun 1911, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Youngest Son of Thomas William and Sarah Dickinson (nee Copley, m. 26 Dec 1905, Battyeford, Christ the King) of Soothill Lane, Batley. |
| Employment: | Batley Co-operative Bakery Department |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 20 Jan 1945 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | St Luke’s Church, Soothill; Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley; Soothill Working Men’s Club |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda 2019 |
| Soldiers Story: | Dickinson, Sydney |
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DIXON, Arthur
| Name: | DIXON, Arthur |
| Rank: | Driver |
| Service Number: | 2014285 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Engineers |
| Squadron/Battalion | 279 Field Coy. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 02/11/1944 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Mierlo War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | VI. G. 11. |
| Residence: | 2 Warwick Mount, Warwick Road, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 9 Feb 1920, Batley |
| Additional Information: | Son of Rowland and Clarissa Dixon (nee Bedford, m. 2 Feb 1914, New Wesleyan Chapel, Wesley Street, Ossett) of 7 Royds Avenue, Ossett. Husband of Gladys Dixon (nee Dickinson, m. 1 May 1943, Hick Lane Church) of Batley. |
| Employment: | Rag Warehouseman at Messrs. Joseph Field, Wellington Road, Dewsbury |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 18 Nov 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | DIXON, Arthur |
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DONNELLY, Walter
| Name: | DONNELLY, Walter |
| Rank: | L/Serjeant |
| Service Number: | 7939988 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Squadron/Battalion | 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 27/08/1944 Age: 36 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds |
| Cemetery | Bouquetot Churchyard, Eure, France |
| Grave Ref: | Single war grave to the rear of churchyard |
| Residence: | 16 Fairfield Avenue, Batley |
| Birth Place: | c. 1908, Batley |
| Additional Information: | Son of Richard and Harriet Alice Donnelly (nee Firth, m. 1891, registered Dewsbury). Husband of Betsy Donnelly (nee Allott, m. 1937, registered Dewsbury) of Dewsbury. Mentioned in Despatches |
| Employment: | Final Passer at Jessops Tailors, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 23 Sep 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | The British Normandy Memorial, Column 327; Attended Hanover Street Congregational Church. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | DONNELLY, Walter |
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DURKIN, William
| Name: | DURKIN, William |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4692981 |
| Service/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Squadron/Battalion | 1st Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 14/07/1943 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds, Sicily |
| Cemetery | Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | IV. G. 2. |
| Residence: | 9 Blackburn’s Buildings, Batley Carr. |
| Birth Place: | 2 Sep 1919, Batley Carr |
| Additional Information: | Son of Joseph and Hilda Durkin (nee Turton, m. 1915, registered Dewsbury) of Blackburn’s Buildings, Batley Carr. His sister Annie is a munitions worker. |
| Employment: | Finishing Dept., Messrs. J T and J Taylor’s Cheapside Mills |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 14 Aug 1943; 21 Aug 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Holy Trinity, Batley Carr, Lychgate Memorial. Attended St Joseph’s Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | DURKIN, William |
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EGAN, Thomas
| Name: | EGAN, Thomas |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 11420390 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 80 H.A.A. Regt. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 08/11/1943 Age: 40 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Salerno War Cemetery, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | VI. B. 29. |
| Residence: | 50b Healey Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 25 Dec 1902, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Thomas and Anne Egan (nee Meehan, m. 1892, registered Dewsbury) of Healey Lane, Batley. |
| Employment: | Assisting father in millinery business, Upper Commercial Street, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Nov 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Batley Grammar School; Attended St Mary’s Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | EGAN, Thomas |
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EMMERSON, Douglas
Photos courtesy Bill Berry
| Name: | EMMERSON, Douglas |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Service Number: | 642141 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force |
| Squadron/Battalion | No. 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, India |
| Enrolled: | Enlisted in RAF c. 1938 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 19/07/1944 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Died in an aircraft crash in Poona, India |
| Cemetery | Kirkee War Cemetery, India |
| Grave Ref: | 1. B. 4. |
| Residence: | 22 Healey Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Albert Edmond Emmerson and Lily Emmerson (nee Colbeck, m. 1909, registered Dewsbury) of 22 Healey Lane, Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Cooke, Sons and Co., Liversedge |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 19 Aug 1944 |
| Roll of Honour: | Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley; Attended Christ Church, Staincliffe |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | EMMERSON, Douglas |
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EMMINGAM (EMMINGHAM), George Arthur
| Name: | EMMINGAM (EMMINGHAM), George Arthur |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Service Number: | 293228 |
| Service/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 03/09/1944 Age: 31 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Italy |
| Cemetery | Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | V, G, 10. |
| Residence: | 56 Victoria Street, Batley Carr |
| Birth Place: | 1913, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of John James and Emma Emmingham (nee Scholefield, m. 26 Sep 1910, United Methodist Church, Talbot Street, Batley) of Batley. Husband of Winnie Emmingham (nee Williamson, m. 1940, registered Spen Valley) of Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 16 Sep 1944 (Roll of Honour) |
| Roll of Honour: | Holy Trinity, Batley Carr, Lychgate Memorial; Batley Grammar School |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | EMMINGHAM, George Arthur |
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ENGLAND, Ronald
| Name: | ENGLAND, Ronald |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 3192658 |
| Service/Regiment: | Kings Own Scottish Borderers |
| Squadron/Battalion | 5th Bn. (Army Catering Corps) Roll: |
| Enrolled: | 1940 |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 03/03/1945 Age: 26 years |
| How Died: | Killed when his bren gun carrier exploded a mine |
| Cemetery | Milsbeek War Cemetery, Limburg (Netherlands), Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | I. G. 12. |
| Residence: | 20 Brookroyd Lane, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 13 Apr 1918, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Ernest and Emily England (nee Hollingworth, m. 1905, registered Bradford) of Cleckheaton. Husband of Constance M England (nee Hirst, m. 1939, registered Spen Valley). |
| Employment: | Piecener at Thomas Burnley’s Gomersal Mills |
| Marital Status: | Married, 3 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 24 Mar 1945 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda 2019 |
| Soldiers Story: | England, Ronald |
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EVANS, Aubrey Bowan
| Name: | EVANS, Aubrey Bowan |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 1609633 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 25 Bty., 9 H.A.A. Regt. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 21/10/1943 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Italy |
| Cemetery | Naples War Cemetery, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | III. B. 17. |
| Residence: | 39 Ealand Road, Carlinghow, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 18 Oct 1920, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of John Richard and Clarissa Evans (nee Marsden, m. 1919, registered Dewsbury) of Ealand Road, Batley. |
| Employment: | Assistant at Messrs. Redman’s Stores, Dewsbury |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 13 Nov 1943 |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | EVANS, Aubrey Bowan |
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FARRAR, Arthur
| Name: | FARRAR, Arthur |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4617550 |
| Service/Regiment: | Hampshire Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 1st Bn. A Coy. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | 1939 |
| Disembarked: | France, 1940 BEF |
| Date of Death: | 06/06/1944 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France |
| Grave Ref: | X. E. 3. |
| Residence: | 20 Back Crescent Street, Batley. |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 30 Apr 1919 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Jonah Drake Farrar and Ann Elizabeth Farrar (nee Flathers, m. 11 Sep 1897, Staincliffe, Christ Church) of 20 Back Crescent Street, Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 8 Jul 1944 (Acknowledgements) |
| Roll of Honour: | The British Normandy Memorial, column 6; Carlinghow Working Mens Club (now hanging in St John’s Church, Carlinghow). |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | FARRAR, Arthur |
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FARRAR, Clifford
| Name: | FARRAR, Clifford |
| Rank: | Marine |
| Service Number: | PO/X 3163 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Marines |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Hood Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 24/05/1941 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action. HMS Hood sunk in the Battle of the Denmark Strait |
| Cemetery | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 58, Column 33. |
| Residence: | 6 Pearl Street, Carlinghow, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 13 Dec 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Joseph and Hilda Farrar (nee Hinchcliffe, m. 11 Apr 1914, Brownhill, St Saviour) of 6 Pearl Street, Batley. |
| Employment: | Angora Ltd. Birstall |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 31 May 1941 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended Carlinghow St John’s Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FARRAR, Clifford |
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FARRAR, Dennis William
| Name: | FARRAR, Dennis William |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 1591148 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 51 Sqdn Roll: Flight Engineer |
| Enrolled: | Weston-Super-Mere, joined after September 1941. |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 02/02/1945 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Killed on a raid on synthetic oil works over the Ruhr, Germany |
| Cemetery | Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
| Grave Ref: | 14. C. 3. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 1924, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Herbert and Florence Mary Farrar (nee Jackson,m. 15 Jan 1916, Hanging Heaton, St Paul) of Soothill Lane, Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | Hanging Heaton War memorial (St Paul’s); Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FARRAR, Dennis William |
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FARRAR, Luke
| Name: | FARRAR, Luke |
| Rank: | Guardsman |
| Service Number: | 2703049 |
| Service/Regiment: | Scots Guards |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Joined RAF in 1941 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 08/03/1945 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Western Europe Campaign |
| Cemetery | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
| Grave Ref: | 43. G. 1. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 13 Feb 1921, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of John and Nellie Farrar (nee Fewster) of 2 Farrar’s Buildings. Husband of Margaret Farrar (nee Wind, m. 1943, registered Spen Valley) of Heckmondwike, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Tailor Yielding and Co’s, Prospect Mills, Birstall |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 24 Mar 1945 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Member of Birstall Temperance Society |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument) |
| Soldiers Story: | FARRAR, Luke |
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FARRINGTON, John
| Name: | FARRINGTON, John |
| Rank: | Guardsman |
| Service Number: | 2723922 |
| Service/Regiment: | Irish Guards |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 08/04/1945 Age: 30 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Sage War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany |
| Grave Ref: | 6. D. 5. |
| Residence: | 18 Ealand Crescent, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 4 Nov 1914, Batley |
| Additional Information: | Son of James William and Mary Ellen Farrington (nee Melia, m. 1909, registered Dewsbury) of Ealand Crescent, Batley. |
| Employment: | Mill Boiler Firer |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 28 Apr 1945 |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FARRINGTON, John |
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FARRINGTON, Joseph (Jos.)
| Name: | FARRINGTON, Joseph (Jos.) |
| Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Service Number: | D/JX650399 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. St. Angelo. and H.M.S. Phoebe Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 20/01/1946 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Miliary Tuberculosis, 16th British Military Hospital, Palestine |
| Cemetery | Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) |
| Grave Ref: | 7. D. 17. |
| Residence: | 18 Ealand Crescent, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 8 Sep 1925, Batley |
| Additional Information: | Son of James William and Mary Ellen Farrington (nee Melia, m. 1909, registered Dewsbury) of Ealand Crescent, Batley. |
| Employment: | Thomas Burnley and Sons, Ltd., Gomersal |
| Marital Status: | single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 2 Feb 1946 |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FARRINGTON, Joseph |
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FAULDING, Eric
| Name: | FAULDING, Eric |
| Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Service Number: | C/SSX 32905 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Achates Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 31/12/1942 Age: 22 years |
| How Died: | Lost with his ship owing to enemy action |
| Cemetery | Chatham Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | 54, 1. |
| Residence: | 8a Russel Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1920, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Only son of William Taylor Faulding and Alice Annie Faulding (nee Moore, m. 15 Apr 1911, Birstall, St Peter). Husband of Elizabeth A Faulding (nee Roe, m. 1942, registered Spen Valley) of Birkenshaw, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Dolson, Bottom Mills, Birkenshaw as an apprentice Twister |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 16 Jan 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | FAULDING, Eric |
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FAUNDLING, Eric
| Name: | FAUNDLING, Eric |
| Rank: | . |
| Service Number: | . |
| Service/Regiment: | SEE Eric Faulding (corrected name) |
| Squadron/Battalion | . Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | . Age: . years |
| How Died: | . |
| Cemetery | . |
| Grave Ref: | . |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | . |
| Additional Information: | . |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | . |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
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FENTON, James Henry
| Name: | FENTON, James Henry |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 1819447 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Artillery |
| Squadron/Battalion | 146 Bty., 17 Lt. A.A. Regt. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | 1941 |
| Disembarked: | Aug 1942 |
| Date of Death: | 23/11/1942 Age: 39 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds, North Africa |
| Cemetery | Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria |
| Grave Ref: | III. A. 8. |
| Residence: | 4 Partington Square |
| Birth Place: | 9 Mar 1903, North Bierley |
| Additional Information: | Son of Walter and Annie Eliza Fenton (nee Walker). Husband of Chlorida Fenton (nee Bolton, m. 12 Jan 1924, Birstall, St Peter) of Birstall, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | French Drawer, Textiles at Messrs. Thomas Burnley’s Gomersal Mills |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 5 Dec 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument) |
| Soldiers Story: | FENTON, James Henry |
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FIDDES, William Alexander
| Name: | FIDDES, William Alexander |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4547205 |
| Service/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 6th Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | c. 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 01/12/1943 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Died in the UK while practicing for the D Day landings. |
| Cemetery | Birstall (St Peter) Churchyard Extension |
| Grave Ref: | Grave 317. |
| Residence: | Middlegate, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 26 Oct 1923 |
| Additional Information: | Son of William James Alexander and Mary Elizabeth Fiddes (nee Clough, m. 1907, registered Barnsley) of Middlegate, Birstall. Husband of Mary Fiddes (nee Houzam, m. 1942, registered Spen Valley) of Birstall. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Thomas Burnley and Sons, Gomersal Mills |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 4 Dec 1943 |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1. Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument). |
| Soldiers Story: | FIDDES, William Alexander |
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FITZPATRICK, Leonard
| Name: | FITZPATRICK, Leonard |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number: | T/10671017 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Army Service Corps |
| Squadron/Battalion | 716 (Airborne) Lt. Comp. Coy. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 23/06/1944 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Normandy |
| Cemetery | Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France |
| Grave Ref: | IIA. C. 1. |
| Residence: | 131 Yaylor Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 1923, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of John Thomas Fitzpatrick and Eliza Ann Fitzpatrick (nee Firth, m. 1905, registered Dewsbury) of Mount Pleasant, Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Weaver for Messrs. J T & J Taylor ltd., Cheapside Mills, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 15 Jul 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | The British Normandy Memorial, column 84. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 2 |
| Soldiers Story: | FITZPATRICK, Leonard |
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FLAHERTY, Edward John
| Name: | FLAHERTY (O’Flaherty), Edward John |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 1219836 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force |
| Squadron/Battalion | 90 Sqdn. Roll: Flight Engineer |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 21/07/1944 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Lancaster LM185 shot down by Night Fighter on the outskirts of Boxtel, Holland |
| Cemetery | Boxtel (Heilig Hart Van Jesus) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | Grave 7. |
| Residence: | Hull |
| Birth Place: | 21 Jul 1921, registered Sculcoates |
| Additional Information: | Son of Isabel Flaherty, and stepson of Robert H Priestley (m. 1926, registered Hull), of Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Joiners apprentice (1939) |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | FLAHERTY, Edward John |
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FLATLEY, Michael
Photo courtesy of Andrew Maloney
| Name: | FLATLEY, Michael |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4751650 |
| Service/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn. Roll: |
| Enrolled: | 1939 |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 26/05/1944 Age: 28 years |
| How Died: | Shot by accident in Burma whilst great friend cleaning his rifle |
| Cemetery | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar |
| Grave Ref: | 13. C. 5. |
| Residence: | 25 Ambler Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 15 Jan 1916, Registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of John and Catherine Flatley (nee Cooney, m. 1903, registered Dewsbury) of Batley. |
| Employment: | Messrs. G and J Stubley’s Bottoms Mills |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 21 Oct 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Member of St Mary’s RC Church and Irish Democratic League Club |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda 2019 |
| Soldiers Story: | FLATLEY, Michael |
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FLEMING, Ralph
| Name: | FLEMING, Ralph |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer Class II (S.S.M.) |
| Service Number: | 7894009 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Squadron/Battalion | 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 02/09/1944 Age: 28 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Somme, France |
| Grave Ref: | Plot 13. Row G. Grave 46. |
| Residence: | 2 Little Fountain Street, Morley |
| Birth Place: | 13 Aug 1916, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Albert and Ellen Fleming (nee Beaumont, m. 1913, registered Dewsbury) of 58 Bromley Street, Hanging Heaton. Husband of Dorothy Fleming (nee Bentham, m. 1940, registered Leeds) of Morley, Yorkshire. Fought with 8th Army from Alamein to Tunisia. |
| Employment: | Local Government Officer, Rentals Clerk |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 16 Sep 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Batley Grammar School |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FLEMING, Ralph |
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FLEMING, Thomas
| Name: | FLEMING, Thomas |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Service Number: | 4688434 |
| Service/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 05/06/1942 Age: 33 years |
| How Died: | Died in India |
| Cemetery | Delhi War Cemetery, India |
| Grave Ref: | 6. D. 3. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 1909, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Richard and the late Catherine Jane Fleming (nee Feeley, m. 1899, registered Dewsbury). Husband of Nelly Fleming (nee Wood, m. 1938, registered Dewsbury). |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FLEMING, Thomas |
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FORDE, Michael
| Name: | FORDE, Michael |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4691117 |
| Service/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Squadron/Battalion | 1st Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | 1938 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 22/01/1944 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds, Italy |
| Cemetery | Minturno War Cemetery, Italy |
| Grave Ref: | I, K, 3. |
| Residence: | 89 King Street, Batley Carr |
| Birth Place: | 1920, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Thomas and Agnes Forde (nee Buckley, m. 1919, registered Dewsbury) of 87 King Street, Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 12 Feb 1944 (Acknowledgements, photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Holy Trinity, Batley Carr, Lychgate Memorial. Member of St Joseph’s R C Church, Batley Carr. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | FORDE, Michael |
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FORDHAM, Francis Frederick
| Name: | FORDHAM, Francis Frederick |
| Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Service Number: | C/JX 210100 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Electra Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 27/02/1942 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | HMS Electra sunk by Japanese War Ships off Java |
| Cemetery | Chatham Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 54, Column 1. |
| Residence: | Bronte Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | 2 Dec 1920, Birstall |
| Additional Information: | Son of George Alfred and Elizabeth Fordham (nee Nelson, m. 12 Jun 1916, Birstall, St Peter) of Nelson Street, Birstall. |
| Employment: | Night Warehouseman at Messrs. Thomas Burnley and Sons, Gomersal Mills |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 21 Mar 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 Birstall War Memorial (additional section at the front of the Monument) |
| Soldiers Story: | FORDHAM, Francis Frederick |
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FOX, George Herbert
| Name: | FOX, George Herbert |
| Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Service Number: | P/JX 234478 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Penelope Roll: Telegraphist |
| Enrolled: | 1941 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 18/02/1944 Age: 32 years |
| How Died: | HMS Penelope sunk by U-boat (U-410) |
| Cemetery | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 82, Column 2. |
| Residence: | 12 Holyoake Avenue, Healey, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Batley, 13 Nov 1911 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Harry James Fox and Rachel Fox (nee Dorsey, m. 1911, registered Dewsbury). Husband of Mary Fox (nee Watson , m. 1938, registered Dewsbury) of Healey, Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | Bank Cashier at Midland Bank, Dewsbury |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 11 Mar 1944 |
| Roll of Honour: | Batley Central Methodist Church (Zion); Batley Grammar School |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | Fox, George Herbert |
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FOX, Tom
| Name: | FOX, Tom |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 14229114 |
| Service/Regiment: | Durham Light Infantry |
| Squadron/Battalion | 9th Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 08/08/1943 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Sicily |
| Cemetery | Catania War Cemetery, Sicily |
| Grave Ref: | III. B. 43. |
| Residence: | 13 North King Street, Batley. |
| Birth Place: | 1923, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Duke and Gertrude Fox (nee Coates, m. 1921, registered Dewsbury) of North King Street, Batley. |
| Employment: | Birkbys Ltd., Liversedge |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 11 Sep 1943 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FOX, Tom |
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FOXTON, Stanley Levy
| Name: | FOXTON, Stanley Levy |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4861477 |
| Service/Regiment: | Leicestershire Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 2nd Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 01/12/1941 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds, Middle East |
| Cemetery | Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya |
| Grave Ref: | 8. F. 9. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 21 Dec 1919, registered Pontefract |
| Additional Information: | Son of Stanley and Doris Foxton (nee Naylor, m. 5 Aug 1916, Pontefract, All Saints) of Wakefield Road, Drighlington). Husband of Ellen Elizabeth Foxton (nee Steele, m. 1940, registered Spen Valley) of Birstall, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda Birstall War Memorial (addenda) |
| Soldiers Story: | FOXTON, Stanley Levy |
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FOZZARD, A T
| Name: | FOZZARD, A T |
| Rank: | Air Specialist (Class 1) Technician (AT) |
| Service Number: | . |
| Service/Regiment: | Possible duplicate name, see Harold Fozzard (AC1) |
| Squadron/Battalion | . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | . Age: . years |
| How Died: | . |
| Cemetery | . |
| Grave Ref: | . |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | . |
| Additional Information: | . |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | . |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
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FOZZARD, Harold
| Name: | FOZZARD, Harold |
| Rank: | Aircraftman 1st Class |
| Service Number: | 998500 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Squadron/Battalion | 575 Air Ministry Experimental Station, Singapore |
| Enrolled: | Jul 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 23/01/1945 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Captured in Singapore Sep 15 1944. Died whilst P.O.W. at Kuching Camp, Sarawak, North Borneo. |
| Cemetery | Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia |
| Grave Ref: | Q. C. 15. |
| Residence: | 48 Woodsome Estate, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 7 Nov 1919, Batley |
| Additional Information: | Son of Ernest and the late Mary Jackson Fozzard (nee Barber, m. 1914, registered Dewsbury, d. 24 Mar 1940) of Cross Park Street, Batley. |
| Employment: | Water Engineers Office at 31 Branch Road, Batley. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 25 Apr 1942 (photo); 20 Mar 1943 (photo); 20 Oct 1945 (photo) The picture of the grave was taken on a Royal British Legion war graves pilgrimage in Apr 1988. |
| Roll of Honour: | Batley Grammar School; Royal Air Forces Association Club, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FOZZARD, Harold |
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FRANCE, Percy Birkett
| Name: | FRANCE, Percy Birkett |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4690113 |
| Service/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Squadron/Battalion | Signal Section 2nd Bn HQ Roll: Signaller |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 06/04/1942 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Missing, presumed Killed or Captured |
| Cemetery | Rangoon Memorial, Mayanmar |
| Grave Ref: | Face 16. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 22 Jun 1917, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Percy Birkett France and Florence Emma France (nee Lancaster, m. 7 Oct 1911, Batley Carr, Holy Trinity). Father Percy Birkett France Private KOYLI 33143 6th Bn, Killed in Action 10 Apr 1917. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | Holy Trinity, Batley Carr, Lychgate Memorial |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | FRANCE, Percy Birkett |
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GALLAGHER, James
| Name: | GALLAGHER, James |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number: | 4748860 |
| Service/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | The Hallamshire Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | 1939 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 28/06/1944 Age: 25 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, France |
| Cemetery | St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France |
| Grave Ref: | V. A. 15. |
| Residence: | 24a Cobden Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 2 Feb 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Patrick Joseph and Annie Gallagher (nee Rush, m. 1918) of Cobden Street, Batley. James had also served in Norway and Iceland. |
| Employment: | Fettler at Messrs. G & J Stubley’s Bottoms Mill |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 29 Jul 1944; 5 Aug 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended St Mary’s R C School and Church. Member of Irish Democratic Club. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | GALLAGHER, James |
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GALLAGHER, John Peter
| Name: | GALLAGHER, John Peter |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number: | 3393864 |
| Service/Regiment: | East Lancashire Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | 1st Bn Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 11/09/1944 Age: 22 years |
| How Died: | . |
| Cemetery | Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | II. D. 2. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 1922 |
| Additional Information: | Son of James and Margaret Gallagher (nee Gavaghan, m. 1910) of Batley, Yorkshire. Nephew of Miss Annie Gallagher, of Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | . |
| Medal Entitlement: | . |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | . |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | GALLAGHER, John Peter |
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GARBUTT, Emmanuel Winstanley
| Name: | GARBUTT, Emmanuel Winstanley |
| Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Service Number: | P/JX 136444 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Navy |
| Squadron/Battalion | H.M.S. Victory III (S.S. Laconia) Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 12/09/1942 Age: 33 years |
| How Died: | Lost with the sinking of SS Laconia by U-boat U-156 of the coast of West Africa |
| Cemetery | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 62, Column 2. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 1 Aug 1911, Ashington, Morpeth |
| Additional Information: | Son of Mrs Ethel McDermott of Brookroyd Lane, Birstall. P.O. Garbutt had been in the Navy 14 years. |
| Employment: | Peacock Colliery, Gomersal |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 24 Oct 1942 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Attended St Thomas’ Church, Batley |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Addenda |
| Soldiers Story: | GARBUTT, Emmanuel Winstanley |
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GARFIELD, Ben
| Name: | GARFIELD, Ben |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Service Number: | 1890751 |
| Service/Regiment: | Royal Engineers |
| Squadron/Battalion | 278 Field Coy. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | Oct 1939 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 23/09/1940 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Hanging Heaton (St. Paul) Churchyard, Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Grave Ref: | Grave 492. |
| Residence: | 2 Trenton Road, Hanging Heaton, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 12 Jan 1919, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of William and Martha Ann Garfield (nee Bulmer, m. 1907, registered Dewsbury) of Trenton Road, Hanging Heaton, Batley. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 28 Sep 1940 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Hanging Heaton War memorial (St Paul’s); Attended Ebenezer Methodist Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | GARFIELD, Ben |
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GARNER, Harold
| Name: | GARNER, Harold |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 4748390 |
| Service/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Squadron/Battalion | The Hallamshire Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 22/11/1944 Age: 26 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds, Holland |
| Cemetery | Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands |
| Grave Ref: | VIII. C. 3. |
| Residence: | 46 Lady Ann Road, Soothill |
| Birth Place: | 1918, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Lister and Hilda Garner (nee Atkins, m. 24 Apr 1915, Hanging Heaton, St Paul) of 70 Soothill Lane, Batley. Husband of Daisy Garner (nee Biddle, m. 1937, registered Dewsbury) of Batley. |
| Employment: | Fothergill and Schofield, Joiners and Builders, Warwick Road, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 2 Dec 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Hanging Heaton War memorial (St Paul’s); Attended St Lukes Church |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | GARNER, Harold |
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GASH, Ernest
| Name: | GASH, Ernest |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 14426299 |
| Service/Regiment: | Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) |
| Squadron/Battalion | 6th Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | . |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 09/09/1944 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds, Belgium |
| Cemetery | Geel War Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | II.A.19. |
| Residence: | . |
| Birth Place: | 1925, registered Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Son of Richard and Betsy Gash (nee Drury, m. 1 May 1909, Woodkirk, St Mary) of Batley, Yorkshire. |
| Employment: | . |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | . |
| Roll of Honour: | Soothill Working Men’s Club |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 1 |
| Soldiers Story: | GASH, Ernest |
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GAVAGHANS (GAVAGHAN), Peter
| Name: | GAVAGHANS (GAVAGHAN), Peter |
| Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Service Number: | 3193439 |
| Service/Regiment: | King’s Own Scottish Borderers |
| Squadron/Battalion | 1st Bn. Roll: . |
| Enrolled: | 1940 |
| Disembarked: | . |
| Date of Death: | 12/06/1944 Age: 33 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, France just after D-Day landings. Left his trench to rescue a wounded colleague, both killed by a second bomb. |
| Cemetery | La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France |
| Grave Ref: | IX. C. 6. |
| Residence: | 7 Fleece Street, Batley |
| Birth Place: | 14 May 1911 |
| Additional Information: | Son of the late James Gavaghan (Killed in Action, WW1). Husband of Annie Gavaghan (nee Maloney, m. 1935, registered Dewsbury) of Batley. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Leonard Firth, Ltd., Dyers, Batley Carr |
| Marital Status: | Married, 3 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | 1939-45 Star; 1939-1945 War Medal |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 1 Jul 1944 (photo); 19 Aug 1944 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | The British Normandy Memorial, column 47; Attended St Mary’s Church, Batley. |
| Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 2 |
| Soldiers Story: | GAVAGHAN, Peter |
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